Occupational Health (Section Overview) - Every working day more than 2.5 million Washington State citizens work for one of Washington's 160,000 employers. On average, one Washington worker ...

Occupational Lead Poisoning - Over 31,000 individuals have had blood lead tests since the Washington Occupational Lead Exposure Registry was begun in May of 1993; approximately four percent of those people had elevated blood lead ...

Fatal Occupational Injuries - In Washington state, the annual occupational injury fatality rate was relatively stable between 1991 and 1996, averaging 4.5 deaths/100,000 workers. After 1996, the rate decreased ...

Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders - Work-related non-traumatic musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) such as carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, and low back disorders result in more than 50,000 accepted workers compensation claims in Washington State ...

Work-related Asthma - From 1991 to 1999, the work-related asthma claims rate in Washington State increased over 55%. Work-related asthma is the most frequently diagnosed occupational lung disease in industrialized countries ...